A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson called the move "a radical departure from past practices." ...

The Department of Health and Human Services says it will require new vaccines to be tested against a placebo, which could ...

Public health experts warn that the change could lead to people getting a placebo shot instead of a necessary vaccine.

FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how ...

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department says it will require placebo testing of "all new vaccines," raising questions ...

The Trump administration will require that all new vaccines get tested against a placebo, a move that could make it harder to make new vaccines available, including the next COVID-19 shots.

The potential change outlined in a statement would require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, sparking concerns ...

The department will now require all new vaccines to undergo safety testing in placebo-controlled trials, meaning some people ...

If the FDA deems Pfizer’s and Moderna’s updated vaccines “new” products, it’s extremely unlikely the doses would be ready for ...

Under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s direction, the Department of Health and Human Services is requiring that all new ...

The top US health department plans to require placebo testing for all vaccines in an effort to offer "straightforward" public ...

The plans amount to an extraordinary flex of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s power as health secretary to make decisions ordinarily ...